“Clown Lives Matter” Marches Planned to Calm People Down, but Is This a Good Idea?

Clowns are the latest group to feel profiled and discriminated against. Taking a cue from Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter, we now have…Clown Lives Matter.

No, I am not making this up.

Over the last few months, communities across the US have been spooked by clown sightings, clown-related threats, clowns trying to lure children into the woods, clowns chasing kids with baseball bats, and clown attacks.

So, in an attempt to calm people down and reduce clown-phobia, organizers in Arizona have planned a Clown Lives Matter march for October 15 in Tuscon.

According to a flyer advertising the event, “this is a peaceful way to show clowns are not psycho killers. We want the public to feel safe, and not be afraid. So come out, bring the family, meet a clown and get a hug!”

More than 100 clowns are expected to show up, and attendees are invited to participate in full clown makeup or masks.

The more the merrier, right?

*shivers*

A Facebook events search revealed that there will also be a Clown Lives Matter march in New Jersey on the same date, and there is one planned for Halloween in Chicago.

Are marches like this a good idea? While I sympathize with people who perform as clowns for a living, could these marches present a perfect opportunity for clowns of the deranged variety to show up, blend in, and do wicked things?

As previously stated, one man was already frightened enough to fire a shot in the air when he thought he saw a clown roaming through his neighborhood.

Someone dressed as a clown and carrying what appeared to be a machete has been spotted by several people in Tchula, Mississippi. Police chief Kenneth Hampton, who saw the clown for himself, told WAPT he has a warning for the perpetrator:

I am more afraid for the clown than I am for the citizens because pretty much everyone here has shotguns. The bottom line is, if he’s running around with a sword or a machete, he’s subject to get shot in this area.

I still don’t understand. I think it is some type of trend. It is basically a bunch of idiots running around in clown suits without any regard for their life.

Hampton posted a warning to the clown on the department’s Facebook page:

And clown pranks have gone terribly wrong in the past: take a look at these videos to see what I mean…